The new Planning and Development Amendment (Metropolitan Region Scheme) Bill 2024 (MRS 2024) will streamline planning pathways for future land-use developments in the metropolitan area.
The key changes in MRS 2024 include:
- removing unnecessary red tape and double handling in the development approval processes
- modern, contemporary terminology and clarity on the purpose of the scheme, zones and reserves to provide more certainty in strategic planning for future land use
- new powers for the Western Australian Planning Commission to prepare and approve district structure plans and region planning scheme policies
- in most cases, MRS development approvals on zoned land will no longer be required.
The current scheme maps, zones or reserves will not change.
For more information visit Metropolitan Region Scheme.